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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Mass media -- Influence"”.
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The structural determinants of media contagion
… any one person to another via some set of intermediary ties. Weblogs have recently emerged as a part of our media ecology and incidentally engender this process of media contagion; because weblog authors are tied by social networks of readership, contagious media events happen frequently, and in …
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Mother-daughter selection of seventh grade girl's clothing store
… through the use of questionnaires were peer influence, choice of brand names, store services, loyalty, mass media influence, source of money, and type of garment to be purchased. Principle findings were: (1) At least one-half of the pairs were in agreement on approximately two-thirds of the …
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Perceptions of homelessness : an exploratory study on the mediated inference process
… the issue of homelessness is perceived through media coverage, and 2) what attributions of causality and responsibility are extricated from the vast multitude of media messages. An integration of theoretical frameworks within social-psychology (attribution and priming theory) and communication …
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The diffusion of innovations in the presence of geography and media
… as meta-populations reflecting real geography or influence from mass media forces. This thesis shows that these are features crucial to producing more accurate predictions of a social contagion and technology adoption at the city level. Using data from the adoption of the popular micro-blogging …
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The impact of interpersonal communication on the media agenda setting process : a case study of new student perceptions of Stockton, CA
… between Interpersonal Communication and media messages about Stockton, CA. Based on the themes that emerged from the discussions, results show contextual evidence that Interpersonal Communication acts as a facilitating instrument, allowing participants to 6 develop an understanding beyond …